[Rarebooks] FS: ECHO'S BONES, 1935, 1/250, this copy Inscribed by Samuel Beckett to his editor

Charles Agvent agvent at erols.com
Thu Mar 12 10:06:34 EDT 2009


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BECKETT,  Samuel.  ECHO'S  BONES AND  OTHER  PRECIPITATES.  Paris:
Europa  Press 1935. First Edition. Original tan wraps with front cover
lettered  in  black.  One  of  only 250  numbered  copies,  this  copy
unnumbered  and one of Beckett's retained copies. INSCRIBED and SIGNED
by  the  author on the title page to Richard Seaver, chief  editor  of
Grove  Press, and his wife Jeannette: "For/Dick & Jeannette/with  love
from  Sam/Sept.  88."  Seaver was one of three  young  publishers  who
created  Merlin  Press in the early 1950s as a vehicle to publish  and
promote  Beckett.  Outstanding  Association copy. Near Fine  and  very
scarce when signed.                                           $7500.00


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